Press Releases
Women’s National Basketball Players Association Supports Everytown for Gun Safety’s Be SMART Program with PSA to Encourage Secure Gun Storage Amid Uptick In Unintentional Shootings by Children
Every Year, at least 350 Children In America Gain Access To A Firearm And Unintentionally Shoot Themselves Or Someone Else, Averaging Roughly One Per Day,…
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Releases Groundbreaking Report on The Immeasurable Trauma From Gun Violence on Survivors and Communities
“Beyond Measure: Gun Violence Trauma” Released As Nearly 30 Survivors of Gun Violence Are On Capitol Hill Sharing Their Stories with Members of Congress and…
NEW: YouTube and Gun Content — A Dangerous Combination for Kids and Teens
NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund released a new set of recommendations for YouTube regarding firearms content on its platform following…
New Everytown Analysis Highlights Road Rage Shootings at Highest Level Since 2018, Permitless Carry Could Exacerbate Road Rage Victimization
Road Rage Shooting Deaths and Injuries in the United States Doubled Between 2018 and 2022 Analysis Shows States with Strong Guns Laws Have Lowest Rates…
New Resource Available: Everytown Launches New Spanish Language Media Guide in Partnership with Hope and Heal Fund
NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, in partnership with Hope and Heal Fund, launched a Spanish Language Media Guide, a…
Following Advocacy from Students Demand Action Volunteers, Wesleyan Student Assembly Passes Resolution Encouraging University to Commit to a Responsible Investment Policy
This week, following advocacy from Students Demand Action volunteers, the Wesleyan Student Assembly passed Resolution 4.44, a resolution discouraging the university from investing endowment funds…
NEW REPORT: “The Gun Industry’s Power Broker” Sheds Light on the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the Front Group for America’s Gun Makers and Sellers
NSSF’s Positions are Just as Extreme and Dangerous as NRA’s While Escaping Spotlight NSSF’s Gun Industry Trade Show “SHOT Show” Held Next Week in Las…
Updated Everytown Report Highlights Deadly Intersection of Domestic Violence and Gun Violence
Over 4.5 Million Women in the United States Today Report Having Been Threatened With a Gun by an Intimate Partner NEW YORK — Everytown for…
Everytown for Gun Safety Launches New “Everytown Implementation Center”
Effort Backed by $2 Million Investment by Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund; Center Will Create Model Approaches and Best Practice Guides for Effective Implementation…
Sandra Torres, Mother Of Uvalde Shooting Victim Eliahna Torres, Sues Gun Manufacturer Daniel Defense, Gun Shop Oasis Outback, And State And Local Law Enforcement For Roles In Robb Elementary School Mass Shooting
Everytown Law Along with LM Law Group is Representing Sandra Torres, Whose 10-year-old Daughter, Eliahna Torres, was Murdered Along with Most of Her Fourth Grade…
Everytown Report Highlights Impact of Gun Violence on LGBTQ+ Communities
Today is National Coming Out Day and October Marks LGBTQ+ History Month In an Average Year, More than 25,000 Hate Crimes in the United States…
Everytown Law Responds to Court Decision on New York’s Post-Bruen Gun Permitting Law
NEW YORK – Everytown Law, the nation’s largest team of litigators working full-time on gun violence prevention, released the following statement in response to the…
New Everytown, USC Norman Lear Center Report Highlights Lack of Portrayals of Gun Safety and Gun Violence Prevention in Television
Fewer Than 10% of Television Episodes With Gun-Related Content Include Depictions of Secure Firearm Storage or Discussions of Gun Laws Report Shows the Impact Depictions…
Highland Park Survivors Sue Gun Manufacturer Smith & Wesson, Online Distributor Bud’s Gun Shop, Retailer Red Dot Arms, Shooter, and Shooter’s Father for Roles In City Of Highland Park Fourth of July Parade Mass Shooting
Survivors Represented by Romanucci & Blandin LLC, Everytown Law, and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP; Additional Survivors to File Further Lawsuits Complaint:…
New Everytown Report Finds City Gun Suicide on the Rise
The Rate of People Who Died by Gun Suicide in Cities Increased 11 Percent Over the Past Decade and Now Make Up an Average of…
New Everytown Report Finds Average Number of Gunfire on School Grounds Incidents Nearly Quadrupled During Last School Year
Everytown for Gun Safety, National Education Association, and American Federation of Teachers Release Comprehensive Plan To Prevent Mass Shootings and Help End Gun Violence in…
New Everytown Report: Content on YouTube Provides Tactical Firearms Training Accessible to Extremists Like Buffalo Shooter
NEW YORK— Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund released a new research report today detailing how online spaces provided not only the extremist ideological…
Everytown Community Safety Fund Awards $1.5 Million to 15 Community-Based Violence Intervention Organizations to Sustain Critical Gun Violence Prevention Work Nationwide
Everytown Will Also Provide Strategic Support Including Peer Convening, Capacity-Building Training, Data & Research Access and Support from Everytown’s Volunteer Networks NEW YORK — Today,…
New Report: Mississippi Among Five States With The Highest Costs From Gun Violence Per Person
Analysis Shows States With Strong Gun Safety Laws Spend Less on Repercussions of Gun Violence Than States With Lax Laws JACKSON — Everytown for Gun…
New Report: Alabama Among Five States with the Highest Costs From Gun Violence Per Person
Analysis Shows States With Strong Gun Safety Laws Spend Less on Repercussions of Gun Violence Than States With Lax Laws MONTGOMERY — Everytown for Gun…
New Report: Gun Violence Costs the U.S. $557 Billion Each Year
Analysis Shows States With Strong Gun Safety Laws Spend Less on Repercussions of Gun Violence Than States With Lax Laws Updated Calculator Tool Estimates…
Unintentional Shootings of Children Underscore the Need for Secure Firearm Storage in Louisiana
Earlier this week, a child was shot and wounded in an unintentional shooting outside a nail salon in New Orleans East. Just the day…
Pulse Coalition Observes Six Year Mark of the Shooting at Pulse Nightclub, Renews Call for Action on Gun Safety and LGBTQ+ Rights
Today, the Pulse Coalition released the following statement ahead of the six-year mark of the tragedy at Pulse Nightclub, a hate-motivated act of gun violence…
New Everytown Report Finds Youth Gun Suicide at Highest Rate in 20 Years
Youth Firearm Suicide Increased 53% in the Last Decade Among Youth Between the Ages of 10-24 Years Old In the Last Decade, States With The…